De-Escalation & Restraint

Practitioners working with young people are increasingly working in contexts where there is the potential for violent incidents occurring, whether directed against staff themselves or other young people and service users. It is important that staff who encounter such situations are aware of how to act appropriately and safely.

Recent statements from the Association of Teachers and Lecturers and Ann Baxter, chair of the ADCS's (Association of Directors of Children’s Services) health, care  and additional needs policy committee have recommended minimum training on; managing challenging behaviour, alternatives to using force, reasonable and proportionate restraint, and government guidelines on restraint.  

Children & Young People Now 23 April 2009: http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/899937/Restraint-training-needed-entire-workforce/

This training will provide frontline staff and volunteers with both the theoretical background, and practical strategies of how to cope in potentially violent and actually violent situations. 

Target group:

Practitioners, volunteers and other staff working with young people in formal and informal contexts, including youth workers, residential workers, social workers, teachers, learning mentors, classroom assistants etc. 

Content:

The course will consider in particular:

• Law, policy, guidance
• Definitions of behaviour that might require physical intervention
• De-escalation strategies and techniques
• Practical intervention. 

Outcomes:

At the end of the course the participants will:

• Have a greater awareness of how their reactions may help or hinder the resolution of a crisis.
• Be clear about the principles underpinning the use of physical control and restraints.
• Be clear of the legal implications regarding the use of physical restraints and feel more confident in the use of permissible forms of physical control.

Course Dates:

• 30th Nov/ 1st Dec 2011

Schedule

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